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18 May 2006Gay media companies join forces to revolutionise the gay market 1 Two gay media companies are combining forces to produce a strong traditional news content publication currently lacking in the gay market place.The PinkNews will be produced byPinkNews.co.uk in association with 3SIXTY. -
18 May 2006Call for end to AIDs vaccine ‘delay’ + The National AIDS Trust is using World AIDS Vaccine Day, which takes place today, to call for a global AIDS vaccine spending to be doubled.The organisation claims more money is needed to provide a chance of halting the HIV pandemic in the future. -
18 May 2006Lesbian couple plan first civil partnership divorce + PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveA lesbian couple who are planning a divorce just two months after having a civil partnership face tough times ahead, a legal expert has warned.Liz King, 40, and Daphne Ligthart, 36, registered their partnership in Kent last February, they then shared a romantic honeymoon in Amsterdam, but will now become the first female same sex couple to have a divorce since the legislation began in December 2005. -
18 May 2006Will & Grace – The end of a gay era 1 Gay America will be filled with mixed emotions tonight as the groundbreaking NBC sitcom Will Grace ends its eight-year run with a two-hour series finale.The show, which has tumbled in the ratings over the past two seasons from its one time top-ten status, has admittedly alienated a number of its gay fans in the past few years, relying on a bevy of A-list guest stars and stunt casting to mask sagging scripts. -
18 May 2006Sacked soldier to research lesbian army role + A lesbian soldier who was dismissed from the army for being gay more than 20 years ago, is to research the role of lesbian recruits.Dr Joan Heggiue, 46, was thrown out of the armed forces in 1984, after serving for eight years, when gay recruits were not allowed to serve. -
18 May 2006Moscow Mayor enters homophobic ‘hall of shame’ + Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has been named in a homophobia hall of shame, as he stands firmly behind a gay pride ban, a week before the event is due to take place.Human Rights Watch compiled a list of public officials who the groups claims is actively promoting prejudice, for the International Day Against Homophobia yesterday. -
18 May 2006Gay Asylum – a pressing issue 2 PinkNews.co.uk ExclusiveOutrage's Brett Lock tells PinkNews.co.uk the issues facing gay asylum seekersYesterday was the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). -
18 May 2006Family values MP dies 1 Right wing Conservative MP, Eric Forth, died at the age of 61 last night after battling with cancer.The MP for Bromley Chislehurst was known for his strange dress sense and campaigns to limit gay rights and keep fox hunting.Mr Forth, born in Glasgow in 1944, was first elected as an MP in Mid Worcestershire in 1983, and switched to Bromley and Chislehurst, which he held until 1997. -
18 May 2006Gay rumours rife as Big Brother begins 14 British tabloids are rife with rumours of what this year's 14 Big Brother housemates will have awaiting them as the reality show starts this evening.Put away your Desperate Housewives DVDs, forget the OC, and tape Lost, as the next three months of Channel 4 coverage will be Big Brother dominated. -
18 May 2006Third gay porn soldier charged + A third paratrooper has been charged with engaging in sex acts on a gay porn website.Wesley Mitten, 21, one of seven accused soldiers, pleaded guilty to appearing on the site and to sodomy, cocaine use and detrimental conduct.He joins private Kagen Mullen and Richard Ashley, who pleaded guilty last month. -
18 May 2006Gay couple victims of “bizarre” abuse claims 3 A gay couple accused of abusing young children in their care are victims of "bizarre" and "incredible" allegations, Leeds Crown Court heard today.Ian Wathey, 40, and Craig Faunch, 32, allegedly took advantage of children put in their care by Wakefield Council in West Yorkshire, and molested several children.
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France: Far right activist commits suicide in Notre Dame over equal marriage+
UKIP Councillor: ‘Most gays are heterophobic’, and ‘have no rights to marry in church’6
Humanist wedding amendment withdrawn over concerns of human rights convention breach6
David Burrowes MP tells schoolgirl: ‘I am a supporter of traditional marriage. Get over it!’16
Made in Chelsea’s Ollie Locke: ‘I’ve tried to push myself to be gay but I’m actually bisexual’5
London beaten gay couple urge politicians to beware of legitimising anti-gay attitudes3
US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins22
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes: ‘I struggled with the issue of sexuality since I was a teenager’26
Boris Johnson calls on Tories to unite and for the government to ‘get on with legalising equal marriage’9
George Michael’s lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph6
- London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault127
Video: President Obama tells all-male college 'Be the best husband to your boyfriend'7- US church blames Oklahoma tornado on gay basketball player Jason Collins22
Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage' 93
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill59
Manager: Fined and suspended mixed martial arts fighter 'doesn't feel remorse' for homophobic tweet17- George Michael's lucky escape after falling out of a car travelling at 70mph6
Coalition deal with Labour on straight civil partnerships keeps same-sex marriage bill on track16
New York: Thousands of protesters condemn murder of 'gay angel Mark Carson'4- Made in Chelsea's Ollie Locke: 'I've tried to push myself to be gay but I'm actually bisexual'5
Government considers watered down same-sex marriage bill to minimise Tory rebellion133-
London: Gay couple threatened with death in violent late night homophobic assault127
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Tory MP Gerald Howarth: 'There are plenty in the aggressive homosexual community who want more than just same-sex marriage'93
Philip Hammond: 'No great demand for gay marriage and it's upsetting vast numbers of people'73
Bret Easton Ellis slams GLAAD and says gay basketball player Jason Collins treated like a 'baby panda'69
Government to consider abolishing civil partnerships or opening up to straight couples68
US Radio host: Gay news websites are covered with porn that is turning teens gay62
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather tells Catholic newspaper 'I never went into politics to tackle equal marriage'59-
Norman Tebbit: David Cameron has 'f**** things up' with his equal marriage bill59
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Tory MP David Burrowes: 'I'm not anti-gay; I'm just pro-marriage'57
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